Welcome to the Health BOCS update, the monthly update on Health and Wellbeing activities at the Brothers of Charity Services in England.
Read the full Health BOCS 2016 Booklet here.
Click here to view the BOCS Health and Wellbeing Calendar for 2017/2018.
Last month we promoted:
Dementia Awareness week – 14th to 20th May 2017
Dementia is set to be the 21st century’s biggest killer. But awareness and understanding remains low and many families are facing it alone. Our Merseyside and Greater Manchester Services are both holding a Cupcake Day on Thursday 15th June to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Find out more here.
Senior Management Briefing – Wednesday 17th May 2017
We held our Management Briefing at the Ramada Hotel in Southport. The event was held to promote continued positive engagement, share valued professional knowledge and to enhance effective senior colleague communication across the wide and diverse activities of the Brothers of Charity Services in England.
This month we are promoting –
National Volunteers Week – 1st to 7th June
Volunteers from Brothers of Charity Services in Lancashire will take part in a 6 mile walk in Cuerden Valley Park. This is the 5th year that a walk has been organised to celebrate the contribution volunteers make to local charities and NGOs in general and to the Brothers of Charity Services in Lancashire in particular. Read more about the walk here.
Diabetes Week – 12th to 18th June
To raise Awareness of Diabetes Week, the official marketing materials from https://www.diabetes.org.uk/ will be shown on the reception screen at Thingwall Hall and Lisieux Hall. Staff will be signposted to resources through the website and intranet.
Learning Disability Week – 19th to 25th June
Voice for All, our Self Advocacy Group in Lancashire, will be taking part in two events for Learning Disability Week:
- Monday 19th June
Learning Disability Awareness Event: 10am – 3pm, Preston Flag Market.
- Friday 23rd June
Our Health Event 10am – 3pm: Education Centre, Chorley District Hospital.
Find out more about Learning Disability week here.
Heritage Day – Friday 30th June
Brothers of Charity Services’ annual Heritage Day will be held at Lisieux Hall on 30th June, from 11am to 3pm.
The day will include the Health BOCS Football Final between Merseyside and Lancashire staff, musical performances, food, stalls and much more, while celebrating the heritage of the Brothers of Charity. The Staff Awards will follow this event, and will start at 3:30pm and finish at 6pm.
Read more about the day here.